CNN wrote that broth is simmered for hours with cinnamon, star anise and other warm spices to create a wonderfully aromatic base for this rice noodle soup.

Pho is among Viet Nam’s most recognized culinary exports, but the soup is a relatively new food, wrote Andrea Nguyen, author of “The Pho Cookbook.”

And while today’s pho restaurants serve a wide range of flavors, beef is the original. By 1930, Nguyen explained, the soup was served with slices of raw beef cooked gently in the broth.

Today, beef pho remains the most beloved version in Viet Nam, with options that include the original raw beef, a mix of raw and cooked beef, brisket and tendon.

Other dishes are nominated in the list including Banga of Nigeria, Borscht of Ukraine, Bouillabaisse of France, Caldo verde of Portugal, and Chorba frik of Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia.

Earlier, CNN Travel included banh mi (Vietnamese baguettes) among its top 24 sandwiches in the world in 2023.